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Was this the code that was actually set to 0000000 ? I can't find the reference, but I'm sure I read somewhere that the launch codes were not properly set up f

• arethuza 10y ago
  That was Minuteman missiles and it was 00000000 - so over 10 (or 16) times as secure! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive_Action_Link#Development_and_dissemination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive_Action_Link#Develop...
• mrec 10y ago
  It wasn't a "not properly set up" thing, it was the military deliberately pushing back against safeguards they saw as making the US deterrent less credible.
  • effie 10y ago
    That would work if they made the password full of zeroes public. But did they? I think it's more likely they wanted to increase probability of correct execution. So they prepared for the possibility the correct passwords to launch would not be available when needed, in the simplest way - have a password that is easily remembered.